[Gdal-dev] Support for LIDAR data, LAS format?

[Cody Benkelman]

Apologies for cross-posting - I posted this previously on the GeoTIFF
list...

Has anyone added support for LIDAR data in LAS format?

Thanks 

Cody Benkelman


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cody Benkelman [mailto:benkelman at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 10:55 AM
> To: geotiff at lists.maptools.org
> Subject: Support for LIDAR data, LAS format?
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> I'm seeking an update with regard to LIDAR data, in LAS format.  I 
> found the exchange copied at bottom in the archive:
> http://lists.maptools.org/pipermail/gdal-dev/2004-June/003599.html
> 
> ...but I don't see LAS or LIDAR in the current GDAL format list.  May 
> I assume support for LAS format has not yet been added to GDAL?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Cody A. Benkelman
> ASPRS Certified Mapping Scientist - Remote Sensing (#RS-144) 
> Whitefish, Montana  59937 cell (406) 270-1176
> 
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> [Gdal-dev] Re: LIDAR .las file format
> John Nipper jnipper at bhinc.com
> Thu Jun 24 18:44:48 EDT 2004
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> Chapman, Martin <MChapman <at> sanz.com> writes:
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> > All,
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> > Has anyone written a
> > driver for the LIDAR (.las) file format for GDAL?  
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> > Martin Chapman
> > Cell 303-885-1936
> > Office
> > 303-660-3933 x226
> > mchapman <at> sanz.com
> > http://www.sanz.com
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> I have written utilities that read/write las format.  I have not seen 
> anything that is open source, or for GDAL yet.  I would be happy to 
> help out with such a driver, if I can get permission to do so ...  At 
> a minimum, I can answer questions about the format if anyone needs.
> 
> Thanks,
> John Nipper
> 505 798-7907 direct office line
> jnipper at bhinc.com
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